About how much will it cost to feed at least nine bunnies on the veggie diet?

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By veggie diet....i mean the diet where the rabbits munch on grass and hay with a tiny bit of pellet feed (in other words pellets arent their main source of food). They are breeding bunnies.

how could something be bony and be cruel if they have the choice of food all day long?

Oh yes....the rabbits are grazing on timothy and bermuda grass as well as some Mazuri feed. Those are the only constant supply (veggies are given but a dif. one every day)

Answer 1

I absolutely do not recommend a veggie diet especially for rabbits that you plan on breeding. First, you are very likely to give them diahrrea. Second, you are going to throw off their nutrition big time, especially for the does you are breeding when they are trying to milk and feed their kits. Most likely after only a week or two you will start feeling the bones over the top of their back when you run your hand over their back.

I've seen rabbits fed that way and they look gaunted and mal-nourished. In my opinion, I think it is borderline to cruelty.

Rabbits used for breeding should be fed a diet consisting mainly or rabbit pellets. I recommend a rabbit pellet with 16-17% protein. At least 16% protein should be used to aid in milking.

If you are trying that kind of diet because you don't have the money to adequately feed your rabbits then I recommend that you consider selling them.

Answer 2

Wild rabbits only nurse for a few minutes at night, and moms vanish the rest of the day. If you've disturbed a nest, put the babies back and restore the fur/grass covering; the mother will move them over the next 48 hours.

Answer 3

Feeding a Veggie diet does not have to cost you a thing if you dont mind going to supermarkets and finding out which days they put out old produce and then dumpster dive when they put the stuff out. Most places lock dumpsters, but alot will not, and only put out the day before the dumpster is emptied.